Want to Learn about Workers of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Cleanup? Talk to them

http://www.evostc.state.ak.us/ for a kid's class report

Web Movie

The human side of the cleanup - Some workers share

valdezlink.com/inipol/pages/sharing.htm

valdezlink.com/inipol/pages/symptoms.htm

Symptoms of when someone has too much of a chemical exposure:

info also on 2-butoxyethanol

Symptoms that our Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup Workers had (& others affected)

valdezlink.com/evos/feel_print.htm

Some articles on workers here, plus other workers that can be affected by this chemical, valdezlink.com/hi.htm

#1 home page valdezlink.com/inipol

valdezlink.com/home.htm workers sought #2 home page

A worker who has more info than the average person

Richard D. Nagel on Knight Island, 1989 - Helping on the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup - valdezlink.com/rdn.htm

valdezlink.com/evos/rdn.htm

valdezlink.com/evos/editor.htm lots of info on this page - go all the way down to the bottom of the page

Comments from any who worked on the Exxon Valdez Oil spill cleanup

December 02, 2003 gulfwarvets.com/ubb/Forum9/HTML/000004.html

Terri who worked on the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup shared that the specialists she has been seeing for 'seizures' and joints 'falling apart' would not look at the information on 2-butoxyethanol which she was exposed to during her 1989 laborer's work; there've been several operations for her and her husband, to put joints back together. Once the lab tech said there was more in the blood of note, but because the doctor didn't order that info, it couldn't be shared. She's taking medicine for the horrible nausea, too. That could even be harmful if meds caused the nausea in the first place (?) The blood has the KEY to what happened to these. AND it is not getting a full analysis. valdezlink.com/pages/complete_blood_check.htm

Here is another such worker:

Yesterday I received a call from Slim. He said he just got out of the hospital. He has been in the hospital 5 times since July. His heart races wildly and then he collapses. So many times the docs look at him in disinterest and unbelief.

They have found some aspects of his health problem, but so far, not a full and complete and accurate diagnosis.

He was found to have 3 of his 4 heart chambers enlarged. He has elevated white blood cells, blood in urine; symptoms of hemolytic anemia, but no diagnosis as such.
In February I drove 180 miles to get him and take him to the doctor. He had RBCs of 4.59 and was thought to be just fine.

His red blood counts are dropping now and he has lost 30 pounds in 2 months... can't keep his food down (liver?)

He seems to have gotten worse since he started taking strong medication for his hands and feet that don't heal up. Worked during Exxon Valdez Oil Spill cleanup as a general laborer for Price-Ahtna had had some Corexit spill on him while working the red bagging area. He later also steam cleaned the blue barrels that held Corexit. Said the fumes were horrible. He is now declared legally blind (eyes had holes). The eye specialist said there was nothing that could be done.

Says he has horrible exhaustion, horrible headaches; can't keep any moisture in his skin (2-butoxyethanol is good at degreasing and it also defats the skin)

Says in recent years he has all the signals of time to urinate, and nothing happens. (On the verge of kidney failure.)

He's a vet, too, went in the military when he was too young, actually. Here is some of what he has shared with me:
valdezlink.com/evos/from_s.htm
valdezlink.com/evos/oct.htm
valdezlink.com/evos/fromheadaches-toheart.htm

valdezlink.com/gwv/complete.htm#headaches.htm

Oh, yes, he will loose his temper real quick. He probably always had some temper but not like since this work.

With a good assortment of the 'symptoms' indicating this chemical's harm valdezlink.com/scenario.htm no in-depth focus on what is going on with his blood

Mother Margaret
Moderator

December 02, 2003

This is Capt Richard D. Nagel, who wrote his own letter last month. He had already given me pictures for the website. So they are included here, too.
valdezlink.com/evos/rdn.htm

I'm hoping he is OK, too, as it seems he is just barely hanging on; it seems too that his family doesn't understand his health issues, either.
valdezlink.com/pages/norespecter.htm

Mother Margaret
Moderator

Some helps in diagnosis? Check these basics
What is happening with the red blood cells?
What size are they?
What shape?
What is the Retic ratio?

valdezlink.com/pages/anemia_check.htm#more

valdezlink.com/pages/whatdoeslabrecommend.htm

Margaret Diann

PO Box 233

Valdez, AK 99686

1-888-853-5333 I am pleased to hear from you & answer any questions that I can

valdezlink.com/evos/req_reply.htm public input on why NOT to use these chemicals in our oceans in future

There is an Austrian report noted at page bottom: at 10 degrees, bacteria don't do anything to oil

There is also reference on this page to a lady who had worked with the seals who came in contact with chemicals; child has heart problems, she has had spleen & pancreas removed; bumps, lumps ... lost 20% of her vision valdezlink.com/eyes.htm

Do you really think this 2-butoxyethanol chemical is a primary cause of Gulf War Syndrome?